Candy vender



Aug. 24 192s. 1,596,980

G. H. KOSTER CANDY VENDER Filed April 14, 1924 I l l .RTI'DRNEYS Patented Aug. 24, 1926.

GEORGE H. KOSTER, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

` CANDY VENDER.

Application led April 1 4, 1924. Serial No. 708,620.

this purpose Vwhich is extremely simplein.

construction and takes up comparatively little space on the counter of a store.

further object of the invention is to provide means allowing the candy to be offered in small bags, which on account of their cheapness do not increase the cost of handling the candy, since the candy has to be sold in bags anyhow. Further objects and advantages of my device will appear as the specification proceeds.

The preferred form of the invention 1s.

illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 shows a top plan View of my device, `Figure 2 a vertical section through the same takenvalong line 2-2 of Figure l, Figure 3 a detail view of a bag adapted to be used in my device, and Figure d a detail section showing means kfor securing index cards to the device. While I have shown only the preferred form of the invention, it should be understood that various changes or modifications may be made within the scope of the claims hereto attached without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In its preferred form my device consists of a base plate (1) from which rises a vertical shaft (2) having ahollow co'lumn (3) rotatably mounted thereon, a flanged ring (4) being' preferably provided between the column and the base vplate to serve as a bearing for the column. The column, which lis closed on top and at the bottom, is preferably made octagonal in form so as to present eight side elements (6) exteriorly. The number of side elements may of course be changed without departing from the spirit of the invention. A

Each side element has a vertical row of nails or hooks (7) secured therein, which latter are adapted to have bags (8) suspended therefrom. The bags are preferably made as indicated in Figure 3, that is, of rectangular form with the open end folded over the material of the bag as shown at (9) and with a ring (11) piercingthe folded porton and crimped to hold the folds together. This not only constitutes a very small bags,

.convenient means for closing the ba but also reinforces the top edge thereo ,and allows the' bag to be suspended from the hooks (7) by 'slipping the ring (11) over the hook. v

The top element of the column is formed with a projecting flange (12) to which small clips (13) are secured with turned over margins forming guides for small inserts (14) on which the name ofthe candy contained in the bags of the particular row may be printed. The hooks are close that in each row a ower bag of the candy willy bepartly covered. by theA next higher one.

In the top of the column are provided a plurality of perforations (16) corresponding-,to the. number of side elements, and transparent jars (17) or similarly formed containers for candy may be introduced with their necks (18 into the perforations so thatV the shoulders ormed by the necks may rest on the top of the column. These jars are filled with candy corresponding to that contained in the candy bags disposed underneath the jar.

The advantages of my invention will be readilyv understood. Measured quantities of candy can be very easily'introduced into the bags and can be handled in a milch more laced sutliciently sanitary manner than where candy is sold i in bulk, without increasing the amount of labor required in handling the candy. The which are preferably made of semi-transparent account of the means for closing the same. They are readily removed from the column or stand in case a purchase is made, and new ones can be readily substituted without any eii'ort. above the bags and a quantity of the candy is always on display in the containers arranged on top of the device.

I claim:

l. In a vending device, having a plurality of transparent merchandise containers arranged thereon in peripheral relation, and a vertical row -of hooks below each container whereby detachable bags having a measured quantity of merchandise .corresponding in kind with the merchandise in the vsuperimposed .container dislng purposes.

The name of each candy is printed aper, are very attractive `1n appearance an particularly attractlve on a rotary platform lio 2. In a vending device, an upright rotary i poly onal platform having a yplurality of merc andise containers arranged thereon in peripherel relation and corresponding in number to the sides ofthe platform, a Verti- I cal row of hooks below each container whereby detachable bags having a measured quantity of merchandise corresponding in kind to the merchandise in the superimposed container may be arranged on said hooks for merchandising purposes and a peri herally l0 disposed tag holding clip interposed Ihetween each row of said hooks and each of said.

containers.

GEORGE H. KOSTER. 

